A small post before 2005 ends..and 2006 starts :-)

Just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year for 2006.

A friday meme :-)

Head to toes
1. What's on your feet? Absolutely nothing - am barefoot. 2. Turn to your right -- what do you see? My cat Ollie asleep on the chair, who is snoring away quite happily. 3. What is the last thing you ate? A mince pie and a chocolate teacake at supper time, oh and with a cup of tea of course. 4. What can you smell right now? Yankee Candle Midsummer Night - I have it in the pot on the table next to me, and even though its not lit I can still smell it. 5. Do you wear hats? Not if I can help it..lol

Meme from Friday Fiver

AAaah cant sleep - 1.45am

Its not fair I can't sleep. Its 1.45am and I am wide awake. I knew I shouldnt have stopped taking my sleeping pills again.. .

Oh well thank gods there is a stupid Carry On film on t.v. Good old Carry On Camping.

So after my cup of tea I think I shall toddle off to bed and see if I can get some sleep before I have to get up early tomorrow to do the usual bits and bobs. Plus I am supposed to be going out at midday so I dont particularly want to sleep through that..lol.

Just playing around with "hello from Picasa", hoping I have got it right.. :-) 

My favourite H.N.T.

Here's my favourite H.N.T.


I really like this one as its my best feature - well apart from my chest of course..lol. Everyone has always said that my legs are pretty good for me, and when they are in a pair of black stockings well they have been known to drive a couple of people wild :-) I might even have that as my H.N.T. next week who knows..

If you want to know what H.N.T. is all about check out Oss's site..

Just wanted to share this...

Couple of snow pictures..

These were taken this morning at 10am :-)

And they are forecasting more snow overnight tonight..ugh!!! Oh how I love living in Kent..when we get snow we get it..lol.

Had a good Christmas..

Well its now all over for another year..lol. Yep thats right, we now have 364 days to save up till Christmas 2006. Wow can't believe its all over, you know after all that buildup - all that panicking incase you havent got enough food, the right presents..its all over in the blink of an eye.

It was a relative quiet Christmas. We went to D's mum and dad's for a couple of days. Stressful but nothing we couldnt handle, although me and his dad had words, but they were quickly forgotten. Although I dont think we will ever get on that much me and him, for some reason we rub each other up the wrong way..lol. I'm sure that should be the other way round, shouldn't it be me and D's mum that are like that..lol.

Anyway we had a lovely time, got lots of lovely presents - I got the most wonderful 5 diamond ring. I was overwhelmed, its lovely and totally unexpected. I think all the other presents kind of pale in to significance..lol.



Its not a very clear picture, I'll try and take a better one tomorrow :-) But its the single ring on my index finger :-) *and yes I know I should be growing my nails..lol*


We had a lovely journey home Monday evening.

Something absoltutely magical happened - we saw two deer alongside the road while we were driving along. They were the most graceful creatures we have ever seen. It was the end of a lovely christmas, I couldnt have asked for a better ending. Also just as we got home, along the road we also saw a beautiful fox dash along the road.. What more could you want to see - the most brilliant of all creatures - deers and a fox.

To all my blogging friends..

and yes that even includes you..my Barnsley reader - you know who you are cos for some strange reason you will insist on keep coming back to read my blog. I do hope you have found it a fascinating read. I am so sorry it has been boring for you, no juicy titbits for you to store in that recess you call a brain, to drag up at a later date.. So to my Barnsley reader, who is on Blueyonder.. and to all my other blogging friends, this is for you:

I have a confession...

No its nothing horrible..honest.

I am falling in love with someone, and no it isnt my husband..lol. It wasnt something that I was expecting to happen, and I fought it as hard as I could, but I suppose it was going to be inevitable. I have told this person, and the feelings are returned..phew which is a relief. I had hoped that I hadnt put my foot in it big time with this confession, but I couldnt keep it to myself any longer and just had to let it out. But I am so thankful that I did, because at least I know the feelings are mutual.

Now you are probable thinking "who is this person", well its no-one anyone knows. That is part of my personal life that has remained private to me..but I know this person is going to be reading this, simply because I told them too.. So this person I am falling in love with is my very good friend M. We have known each other for nearly 16 years now, and through thick and thin he has always remained in the shadows. Even after cutting all contact with him for nearly 5 years because of various other things, he is still there. Bless him, he is certainly a true rock, and he told me that he would always be there for me. Even he admitted it took him by surprise that he was starting to fall in love with me. I suppose you could say that I never really stopped loving him after all these years, but certain things got in my way.

M you are my friend, my confidente, and you know I am always here for you, as you are for me. Thank you for being a wonderful friend and yes I suppose I could say lover.. We've had some fun through the years, tears have been shed, and we've fought in anger but we still come back to each other. What is the attraction, the pull that we cannot ignore.. who knows. All I know is that I am falling in love all over again. It is a slow and steady progress, not the heady love I had with J, that was an all consuming love I had for J, and you knew that. Bless you, you have always stood in the background, and you have never said anything, you just sat and waited knowing that I would eventually need your shoulders. Maybe it is that, that what makes you so special in my life. Thank you my friend.. :x

Very remiss of me..

Ooops I havent kept uptodate with my Holidailies at home committment..I have lapsed two days. Oops!! And I dont really have an excuse, well apart from Wednesday I was out most of the day delivering presents to my friend B and her kidlets. And then yesterday I was nursing the beginnings of a migraine, which I was hoping that if I caught it earlier enough it would go away. I think I was delushioned.. the horrible thing keeps rearing its head and telling me its still there..aah!! D thinks it might still be sinus related as I havent completely shifted this damn flu, I am still congested and all phlemyfied..!! So it looks like a wee trip to the drs after the festive period..oh yippee!! Better take out a mortgage for the prescription seeing as I will have my normal meds to get, plus some antibiotics for this sinus thing, oh joy I shall be saying goodbye to nigh on £30.00 eeeek!!!! And so soon after christmas too..lol.

Onto a nicer note, my living room is looking so festive with my overseas cards from my fellow stitchers - thank you so much to those that have sent me some gorgeous cards. I have sent some out too, but knowing the post who knows if they have arrived in time..lol. So guess who is going to be having a field day with the ecards tonight/tomorrow.. :-)

Today I have to pick up my christmas outfit in town, so I am hoping that Sittingbourne is nice and empty - I can only keep my fingers crossed..lol. I have the last minute bits to buy in Asda, but apart from that I am all set for the final day on Sunday. Just have to wrap D's presents up later this afternoon, then I can sit back tonight with a nice glass of malibu and coke and relax.

So onwards and upwards I go....

Christmas at Rainbow Bridge..

This is for my beloved Barney and Patch...I will never forget you my darlings...

As the midnight hour approaches on Christmas Eve, a tremendous celebration begins. If you listen closely you will hear the exuberant sound of Bridge kids preparing for the remarkable moment that comes but once a year. Puppies romp through the tall green grass, chasing butterflies and rolling over and over until fits of giggles bring them to a tumbling stop. Kittens, cats, tigers and lions purr in pure delight while the wings of snow white doves gently caress the air.

The babbling brook overflows onto the edge of mossy banks and fins of treasured aquatic life quiver in anticipation of this most joyous event. Nestled in the midst of this happy choir of Bridge kids are the littlest angel tots staring in awe at the majestic Christmas tree adorned with flowing strands of angel hair. Effervescent, twinkling stars seesaw elegantly from the sky and land in glorious harmony upon the stoic limbs of Heaven's most perfect Christmas tree. Swaying to and fro in nearby rocking chairs are grandmothers, grandfathers, parents, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters. The sound of their whispered lullabies permeate the air as they sing to tiny angel babies resting quietly in their arms.

Like magic, a great stirring is heard. Each Bridge kid stops and listens, knowing the time is near. The roar of purrs drops to barely an audible hum, the brook ripples hypnotically and the flutter of downy feathered wings fall silent. Heaven's spirited toddlers climb expectantly upon the laps of angels while babies coo in tranquil unison. Amidst the warm glow of candle light rising from the earth below, the arms of the Bridge Keeper envelop the heavens. Into the precious hands of each child and in front of each animal a holy gift is placed. With grand exuberance the ribbons are removed and left to fly on a tender breeze.

As the golden lids of these heavenly gifts are raised, an amazing aura fills the sky, reaching down to the very core of the earth. Ascending from each and every box is the greatest gift of all ... unending, unconditional, all-encompassing love. This blessed love gently wraps itself around the cherished souls of heaven, warming their hearts with beacons of radiant light and bringing forth from angels an exquisite chorus. The distance between heaven and earth has vanished. At the moment of midnight, the Bridge Keeper, His children, angels and Bridge kids send a message to their earthly loved ones on the wings of this unbridled love. Listening carefully with an open heart we will hear the familiar voice of our own angel whisper softly into our ear their Christmas message, "Let me share with you this love of mine, always and forever. When you need me, know that I am here. I have not left you for I am in your heart where I belong. Our love is eternal as is the brilliant glow of candlelight that illuminates the path to the heavens and Rainbow Bridge. I wait patiently as do you for our inevitable and glorious reunion. I love you, I love you, I love you." Author unknown

Had a disaster - hit the car :-(

Came back from the library earlier and I had a prang in the car. :-( We have a small metal fence going around our front garden, just stopping short of the driveway, well I have driven on and off my drive for years with no problems. And this time guess what?? I scratched the car big time on the metal fence post..:-( I have a lovely 2ft scratch, with a dent, in the side just under the decorative bumper along the side.

To say I was shocked and shaken is an understatement. I was dreading telling D, as it was his car till he gave it to me. Well now it has been truly christened by me..a three year old immaculate car with a terrific scratch down the side..lovely..!!! Oh well at least we know its mine now. lol

I told D about it and all he said was "make sure you cover the scratch up before it gets rusty", oh brilliant that was the last thing I was actually thinking about at the time.. So guess what I did..yep I had some glitzy dark green nail varnish, that is the exact match to the car.. Yep you have guessed it, I covered up the scratch with the nail varnish. It looks good too, you wouldnt know it was nail varnish. D laughed when I told him, but agreed it was a good choice.

Anyway have decided not to drive for a couple of days,as this bloody flu has left me totally drained.

Zohrah - ooops sorry hon

I have only just found this gorgeous christmas tree that you sent me via email - my flipping Blueyonder acct has just decided to spew out my emails that it has been hold hostage for gods knows how long..

Thank you so much honey..I love it :)

Send a Christmas Tree!

Woohooo contact has been made...

M has finally made contact after disappearing for two weeks. No phone calls, nothing...I really thought the poor lamb had dropped off the planet..lol. Nope stupid bozo had got all the dates wrong when I told them I was unotainable, so to be on the safe side decided not to contact me last week. I must admit I was beginning to wonder if I would hear from them before Christmas, but now I have I am happy. At least I know they are okay.

After the phone call it hit me that I actually missed M. M has become so much part of my life that I think if they werent there it would feel so odd. But I do know that whatever happens my friendship with M will always remain true and solid.

Where did the weekend go?

Did I miss it..lol.

You know I cannot even see what I have done over the weekend..lol. I know D went playing with his steam trains on Saturday and I did absolutely nothing apart from watch all the trashy christmas movies on cable all day.. But it was bliss, curled up in the warmth with the animals snoring their heads off nearby and plenty of hot cups of tea. :-) Yep I am easily pleased me..

Think yesterday passed in a bit of a blur, I dont even remember getting up..lol. I know I did, and I know I must have done something , but what I have no idea..lol.

Now I want to know if they can just postpone Christmas for a couple of extra days as I am not sure I fancy going food shopping on Friday. Trouble is I cant really go earlier as I dont get my money till Friday - lovely DSS in their infinite wisdom have decided to pay everyone one day before Christmas eve..yeah great!!

Oh well seeing as its nearly 12.30pm and this lazy lass is still in her pj's, I am going to have a nice shower with my nice smelly bubbly stuff, do the necessary defuzzing where needed and just generally reflect on life while soaking in the water with the nice Cranberry candles burning nearby. MMMMmm heaven!!

Hmm did I miss something.. flu pandemic? WHere!

Am just sitting here, doing nothing, yep I do a lot of that..lol. Anyway I have good old ITV on the t.v. and just now the news comes on. And what do I hear, there is a flu pandemic this winter.! Err where? And what the heck are they talking about?

Now do they mean this avian flu thingy, or a different flu entirely? If they mean avian flu then I thought that had died a death, seeing as we havent heard anymore on the matter. A few months ago it was plastered all over the newspapers and news that we might get avian flu here. I mean they were litereally throwing it down our throats everytime you turned the t.v. or radio on, hey I seriously thought the poor pigeons in my garden were going to be dog food before too long. But no! The pigeons are still there, in fact they have multiplied :-) Nope there definately isnt any avian flu in my back garden. :)

So they must mean real flu, as in sicky flu - that horrible flu I am trying to shift as I type this. Now I want to know where did they suddenly decide there is going to be a flu pandemic, when there has been no mention of it on the news. Yep we have had vomiting stuff on the news, but then thats normal where our news is concerned..lol. But no flu!!

So in their infinite wisdom they announce this, and then they tell us there is likely to be mass panic buying - oh great just a week before Christmas they announce this. Well thats like a red rag to a bull - the little old dears will be getting their zimmerframes all oiled up and their watches synchronised for a mass attack on Asda down the road now. Oh joy!

I bet its only one person thats got the flu..lol.And of course that warrants a pandemic..hardly!!

So I am going to get my boxes all packed up with food just in case there is a shortage of food..lol *basically its called buying your Christmas food*

On the long road to home..

Finally the fever has broke :-) Yesterday I went to bed, dont ask me what time as I have lost all concept of time over the past few days..lol. Anyway after being up for a while during the day yesterday, I went back to bed and was watching t.v. in bed inbetween drifting in and out of sleep. At one point I really felt I was dying, I felt that bad..*yeah I know slight exaggeration but believe me it felt like that* I felt so rough that I went and had a shower, as I was totally drenched in sweat..I tell you I have never ever had a fever like that before.

The annoying thing of being like this, is that I have not got any sympathy from D. That has really pissed me off - I even said to him last night that I wished he would put his arms around me and cuddle me. His comment was "you are too clammy". Well sorry but I have a fever..doh!! The sad thing is that I know I would have got plenty of "tea and sympathy" from J..in fact I often did when I wasnt well while I was at his place in previous years, and vice versa with me to him. I did have a little chuckle to myself last night before I went to bed though.. I asked D if he would put some vicks (menthol stuff) on my chest,and I made a comment like don't get any ideas..lol. Jeeze you would have thought I would have suggested something really obsene the way D recoiled from me when I said that, but I must admit I did think back to the times when J was in my life and we would do that and yes he did get ideas..lol. His excuse was its a good way of sweating out a cold or fever..lol. How different D and J are :-( Anyway thats enough of that..

I have to go to the post office today and post some bits and bobs, and then drive to Asda to pick up some other things so am hoping that I dont push it too much. I really do want to decorate the christmas tree today, but I think that will be more like tomorrow that I do that. At the moment I have a lovely green bare real christmas tree sitting in my living room..very chic!!!

And I really must get round to emailing people I owe emails to, I have been very lax in that, but hopefully they will understand that being ill that was the last thing on my mind. Although I am trying to keep uptodate by reading their blogs, although for some strange reason the words just dont make sense to me.. I think I will end up reading these blogs again..

Anyway thats enough waffle from me, and I will head off to the bath so that I can go to the post office and Asda and then settle down for the rest of the afternoon indoors.

Sick..

I dont feel well :-(

The last time I felt like this was 20 years ago when I was 17 and living with my foster parents. I came home from college with flu, and just collapsed indoors in a heap. Spent best part of a week crying and sweating.

I feel exactly like that now. I think that I am delirious too, although I am very compess mentus writing this - think its one of my lucid moments..lol. Yesterday apparently I made absolutely no sense to D sometimes.. I'm afraid to cough too much as I end up retching, and if its not retching its bloody weeing..aarrrhh!!

I also look like a little chipmunk with a lovely swollen neck/glands...oh how pretty I look..lol

I've also been reading my favourite stitching board and somehow the words dont make any sense to me at all..ugh!!!

Going to have a hot bath with some menthol in, to see if I can feel more human - if not human then at least sweat some of this out.

Still feeling pretty shite - plus a HD

Its almost 8am, and I have been up since 4am trying to breathe and clear all the nasty icky stuff on my chest, which doesnt want to vacate its nice warm home. Still if I was in a warm cosy place I dont think I would want to vacate it either..lol.

So have been taking cough/congestion medicine on the 4 hourly, and my flu tablets to give me some energy - not sure thats working either. I still feel crap!! Oh well never mind..at least it will be gone by Christmas thats the main thing..

On a lighter note, I managed to finish my Ornie for an exchange on another board (AION) which I am pleased about, and it should be winging its way to my participant as I type :-)



Its from JCS Ornament 2000 issue, and is by Birds of a Feather - Christmas Heart. I did do a couple of changes with colours :-)

Finally my H.N.T.

Here it is..lol Only 3 days late..lol.

And for a laugh - here's Ollie's,*the cat* H.N.T.

Just had to put this before I go..a letter box anatomy..

Thank you to Fushia Faery for this interesting little titbit about the good old british red letter box..

Anatomy of a Letter Box

I had no idea that letterboxes (or mailboxes!) were so intricately designed here. I just thought they were red pillar boxes for sticking letters in. If you are interested in the mysteries of the royal mail, read on...

"If you have looked at the other pages you will have gathered that not all letter boxes are the same. On this page is a diagram showing what the different parts of a letter box are called with a brief description of how they might vary. This is followed by some examples of Royal Ciphers and then Standard letter box dimensions.


CAP
The top of a letter box may be referred to as the roof. The cap on a pillar box helps to keep rain out of the aperture.
INDICATOR TABLET
Indicates the 'Next Collection', usually with a number.
APERTURE
Sometimes referred to as the mouth. The height and width can vary. On modern post boxes a hood over the aperture helps prevent rain from entering. On some early Victorian boxes the aperture was placed vertically rather than horizontally.
NOTICE PLATE
The notice plate gives details of collection times. It may be an enamelled plate, some form of paper or cardboard notice, or made from plastic.
CROWN, ROYAL CIPHER & POST OFFICE LEGEND
The style and relative positions of these three items can vary greatly. For example on some GR boxes the crown is placed higher in comparison to the cipher than on others. See below for some examples of Royal Ciphers. On some letter boxes the words POST OFFICE appear either side of the aperture.
BASE
On pillar boxes the base is usually painted black. The name of the manufacturer can often be found either at the front or the rear of the base.
Royal Ciphers

Victoria-1901
Edward VII1901-1910
George V1910-1936
Edward VIII1936
George VI1936-1952
Elizabeth II1952"
http://www.wicks.org/pulp/stats.html

I gave up with the rest of the house..lol

Well had my sleep, and woke up feeling even more crap than I did earlier :-( Had a frantic hunt round for some tablets, didnt find some but did manage to find half of boots, as D said..lol. Yep definately got enough "happy" pills to last me over the Christmas period and beyond..phew thats a relief!!! Found some Sudafed, which I am taking to ease the congestion in my head and nose - am hoping that I will start to feel better tomorrow. If not, sod it - I am going to put on some crappy Christmas music and decorate the tree and living room regardless of how I am feeling. D can cook the tea, and if he doesnt like the fact I am doing nothing else tomorrow then he can lump it.. He knows if I dont rest while I am ill, I end up even iller is that a word!!, so what would normally take a couple of days or so to shift ends up being more like two weeks or more..aaaaaaah!!!

Ollie decided he wanted to play with one of my pink feather baubles earlier, so I was picking up blooming feathers from the living room floor earlier..darn cat!! Gods only knows what he is going to be like when the tree is actually decorated..had forgotten what it was like having a young and lively cat around the house at Christmas time..lol. Should be fun...!

It's my blog and I'll whinge if I want to...

Well as the title says it all really..there isnt a lot else to put..lol.

Feeling like absolute shit, I have some kind of flu, I know its not a cold as I am not sneezing or do I have a bunged up nose. But I do have achey limbs, heck even my finger joints ache..and my throat is killing me and I basically feel crap.!!

You know if this is flu with the flu jab, thank gods I had it is all I can say - what on earth would I feel like if I hadnt had the jab..

But.. I havent had flu for well over 15 years now, and what happens - I have a flu jab for the first time ever and yep - I get blooming flu..ugh!! You cant win can you..lol. Wonder if I can sue my nice Dr..lol.

Still havent done my H.N.T. - its sitting on the camera ready for me to download, so if I am feeling better later I might sort it out tonight, if not then tomorrow will pop it on here. With hopefully a picture of my christmas tree and lights :)

Yep we are semi half way there - the tree has been brought indoors to "drop" and the outdoor lights are up, just got to decorate the tree and the indoors. :-) But that is my job for tomorrow.

So because I am feeling so crappy I am off to catch an hour or so snoozing till teatime :-(

H.N.T. will be late..

I am going to do my H.N.T. tomorrow, completely forgot about it today and then when I did think about it I was kind of too busy to do anything..so I am going to be doing mine a day late..still its better than nothing at all..

Now to figure out what it will be..lol.

A little christmas tree..

Just found this..and thought it was really sweet. Apparently it grows into a full grown christmas tree with presents :) So here is mine..lets see what it grows like :-)

Send a Christmas Tree!

Eeeks I have now committed myself to post once a day..

I have just joined "Holidailies at Home" :-) Didnt join the portal version, as I couldnt commit to actually posting on the website as well as my blog, so I joined the "at home" version. And I blame Renee for this, cos if I hadnt seen it on her blog I wouldn't have been brave enough to register..lol. So Renee its your fault....hehehee

Wow - finally Britain has gone into the 21st Century.

Today is the day..

If you are a gay couple you can finally get married as of today. The new legislation came into force today :-) And the first official "wedding" will be on 21 December of this year.

Finally a couple of the same sex actually get the same rights as a married couple i.e. next of kin, marital effects and financial effects if a partner dies.

Even the Times newspaper has a section in their Births, Deaths and Marriages page for Civil Partnerships.

About time I say..

Here is the full story.. Gay couples marriage legislation

Where does the time go??

Oh my gods, I cant believe its been over a week since I last updated. Yikes!! I had so much I wanted to blog about too during the week..hopefully I can remember a couple of things and get round to blogging about them later today..lol.

I have been keeping uptodate with my fellow bloggers, so I know whats been happening or not..lol. Although I have been very remiss and not sent an email to dh recently...oops sorry dh, I got lost in a time vortex..lol. Well thats my excuse anyway and I am sticking to it..lol.

This week is going to be very strained as I have D off all week to do our christmas shopping..ugh!! Not looking forward to it I will tell you, we always end up bickering at the end of the day as I want to go home and he wants to carry on..lol. Or is it the other way round..hehhe. Also my computer time will be limited I expect as he gets a bit narky if I am on there too much while he is off on his holiday..oh well you cant win them all I suppose..lol.

I've also got to keep busy as well, so the good thing is the housework and washing/ironing will get done this week so the house will sparkle by the time he goes back to work..lol.

But I do get a week off the cooking - although even that is fraught with problems in the end..lol. I still have to tell him what we are having for the days dinner..lol. MEN!!

Bear will be happy though as he gets a walk in the mornings as well as at night while D is off..:-)

Oh well back to the grindstone I suppose..lol.